Sun, 26 May 2013
School RESTROOM Issues
Frequent and effective cleaning is the key to achieve a healthy restroom environment in a school. Clean India Journal picks up the issue with a couple of schools…
PCMC bags cleanliness award
Published on 13 Mar, 2012 at 15:04 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation bagged the first prize under the Sant Gadgebaba Nagari Swachhata Abhiyan, an urban cleanliness awards programme. The prize includes a cash award of र35 lakh, a memento and a citation. The Maharashtra Government had organised the clean city competition in two groups. The criteria for the competition were water supply
Colour code for schools!
The National Urban School Sanitation Initiative recently conducted survey of 304 CBSE schools in New Delhi. The survey assessed schools on parameters such as washroom hygiene, water supply, water conservation, campus cleanliness, hygiene awareness and innovative methods towards maintaining hygiene. These schools were rated black, red, yellow, blue and green for their sanitation levels. Only
PCMC awarded for cleanliness
Published on 1 Nov, 2011 at 17:12 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has bagged first prize in Sant Gadge Baba cleanliness drive for 2008-09, in the category of municipal corporations with population of more than 10 lakh. PCMC was awarded on the basis of its performance in the fields of water supply, drainage, solid waste management, medical management, roads, gardens, social
Euro India Award for Vishakapatnam
Published on 1 Nov, 2011 at 15:23 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Vishakapatnam Municipal Corporation recently received the Euro India Award for Environmentally Sustainable Cities in Leuven, Belgium. The award is given to those cities which follows sustainable practises with reference to sewerage, storm water drains, power generation and energy management, Carbon emission efficiency, promotion of green areas and Urban Planning areas. Vishakapatnam was awarded for its
CIJ at CII water meet
Published on 1 Jul, 2010 at 16:55 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Conference on Water Management & Technology organised by CII at Mumbai, where Clean India Journal was the official media partner, stressed on the need for efficient usage and recycling of water. Malini Shankar, Principal Secretary – Water Supply and Sanitation, Government of Maharashtra, said, “Water is a minimum human need and needs to be
CR builds model toilet
Published on 1 Nov, 2009 at 9:57 in Waste Management | Viewed times | No Comments
GTB station on the Harbour line will be the first railway station in Mumbai to get the model toilet. The in-house design model is scientifically designed for better drainage, water supply and flooring to prevent water stagnation. This pay-and-use unit will have two water closets, one basic toilet for women, five urinals and two basins
Cleanliness drive in Nainital
Published on 1 Nov, 2009 at 9:56 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The women of Nainital have come together under the banner of the Maitri Women Organisation to clean the streets and collect waste materials lying near drains that have been polluting the Naini lake. The organisation will be also performing street plays to raise the level of public awareness on cleanliness. Naini lake which is a
World Bank aid for water, sanitation
Published on 1 Oct, 2009 at 15:53 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The World Bank has approved a US$150 million equivalent credit for the Andhra Pradesh Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project. The project aims to assist Andhra Pradesh to improve water supply and sanitation services in 2,600 villages across six districts of the state. It will provide piped water to 2.1 million people and extend sanitation
Who’s responsible?
Published on 1 Jan, 2009 at 17:18 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Prashant Panigrahi, Chief Engineer, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation (RWSS), Government of Orissa, is a worried man. He is concerned about the pathetic conditions of toilets in the schools across Orissa. Maintaining toilets in a hygienic condition cannot be the prerogative of the government alone and schools will have to develop their own mechanism to
